An authorized generic of Testim was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (testosterone) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic testosterone
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic testosterone.Find pharmacies near you
- Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.
A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Testim, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameTestim
Authorized generictestosterone
Regular generictestosterone
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Testim?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameWith a free discount coupon
Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Testim without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy $636Gel, 5gm of 50 MG/5GM(1%), 30 Packages
- Pick up in store: Walgreens $643Gel, 5gm of 50 MG/5GM(1%), 30 Packages
From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWho makes it
One company sells a generic of Testim that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.
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Actavis Pharma50 mg/5 g
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
50 mg/5 g
Package NDC Carton of 150 g 0591-3524-30 Inactive ingredients: carbomer 1342, carbomer homopolymer type c, alcohol, glycerin, pentadecalactone, polyethylene glycol 1000, propylene glycol, water, tromethamine
The FDA doesn’t rate Encube Ethicals and Strides Pharma Science’s versions of testosterone a substitute for Testim, so a pharmacy can’t swap them in without your prescriber’s OK.
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
TESTIM is an androgen indicated for testosterone replacement therapy in males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone:
- Primary Hypogonadism (Congenital or Acquired)
- Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Limitations of Use:
- Safety and efficacy of TESTIM in men with “age-related hypogonadism” have not been established.
- Safety and efficacy of TESTIM in males less than 18 years old have not been established.
- Topical testosterone products may have different doses, strengths, or application instructions that may result in different systemic exposure.
Source: the FDA label for Testim (Endo USA, Inc.), July 15, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/testim/